Coaching legend

Chapter 153 Gradually Adapting (Part 2)

After finishing the fourth round of the league with Coventry, Blackburn went to London again. This time Blackburn is going to challenge another English powerhouse, the London powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur in North London.

As one of the two famous clubs in North London, Tottenham is always at a disadvantage compared to their arch-rival Arsenal. Arsenal has won the top league championship eleven times, while Tottenham has only won the top league championship twice.

In addition, Tottenham's performance in recent years has not been very good, but as a big club in North London, Tottenham is still a big London club with many English fans.

The current head coach of Tottenham is George Graham, who has just taken office. The former head coach of Tottenham, Kroos, has just left Tottenham because of poor performance. And the successor who came was surprisingly to everyone, that is, Arsenal's meritorious coach Graham.

Graham is a famous former Scottish football player and head coach. After he became a coach, most of his achievements were made at Arsenal. From 1986 to 1995 at Arsenal, Graham achieved brilliant results. He led Arsenal to win two League Cups, one FA Cup, two Premier League titles, and one European Cup Winners' Cup.

Although his playing style is ugly and has been criticized. But Graham still has a very important position in the hearts of Arsenal fans. After all, Graham is an Arsenal meritorious coach. But no one thought that Graham would become the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur against all odds.

This is more sensational than George's entry into Blackburn. This is entirely due to the status of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in English football.

This time George has to face Graham's Tottenham Hotspur.

The two traitors of the original club met today.

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"Alan Nelson, he got the ball...he dribbled past Deco...Anderton, passed the ball...Iversen!"

"Hendry is a little old, and in such a fast transition between offense and defense, he is a little powerless. Iversen, a young player who is only 20 years old, pressed Hendry and scored a goal."

"Just 20 minutes into the game, Tottenham led Blackburn at home. It was Pires who lost the ball again. Pires really lived up to his 5.5 million pounds." Martin Taylor shook his head and blamed Pires.

"Yes, since he came to Blackburn, Pires' performance in Blackburn has always been the worst. He doesn't look like a player worth 5.5 million pounds. But George seems to trust Pires very much. Although his performance is so bad, he has always been able to firmly occupy the main position on the left side of Blackburn."

"But I think George should still make some changes. After all, Pires' performance on the left is really too bad. Pires now really doesn't deserve a main position."

"Martin, George's start in Blackburn is really bad." Andy Gray felt very sorry. Andy Gray got to know George because he was commentating last year's FA Cup.

Andy Gray has a deep affection for George. Andy Gray thinks George is a rare local coach in England for so many years, and hopes that England can have a world-class coach.

But the previous few games made Andy Gray really... about George. Andy Gray didn't believe that George had run out of ideas, a person who could bring a League Two team to the Premier League within three years. How can a coach who has led a League One team to win the League Cup and FA Cup consecutively be summed up by a fluke?

"George is definitely under the greatest pressure now. He only got two draws and two losses in the first four games. This is the worst result. It can be said that George is the worst coach of Blackburn in the past eight years." Martin Taylor also sighed.

George couldn't sit still at this time and walked to the sidelines. He made a steady gesture with both hands, and then waved Miku to come over.

"John, don't be anxious. Play slowly and show your strength." George grabbed Miku and explained to Miku. "Go up boldly, whether it's shooting or passing. Tell Anderson and Claude to let them work together to protect you behind. Don't have so many concerns."

"Then go on the court and tell Robert, Damien, and Miro to increase their running."

Miku is more adapted to the English league than Pires. Of course, this is related to Miku's excellent physical fitness. Miku is not afraid of too many collisions. As long as he adapts to the rhythm of English football, he will play much better.

After hearing what George said, Miku began to lose some of his worries. Deco, on the other hand, paid more attention to defense and protected Miku behind him. Under Miku's leadership, Blackburn's offense was much better. Miku kept passing the ball in the frontcourt, using his excellent passing to mobilize Tottenham's defense.

Miku's excellent performance benefited Pires and Duff. Blackburn's offensive suddenly became fierce.

However, Graham himself was a great defensive master, and Blackburn had no way to deal with Tottenham for a while. Until the end of the first half, Blackburn did not find a good way to break Tottenham's goal.

George did not criticize them for losing the ball during the halftime break. Instead, he praised their performance in the first half and told them to continue the offensive in the first half.

"Duff, cross... Klose, what a pity... the ball went wide of the goal!"

"Miku... long shot! The goalkeeper saved it."

"Miku... Pires, shoot!"

"Maybe the loss of a goal woke up the Blackburn players. Since losing a goal in the first half, Blackburn suddenly began to attack more fiercely. Especially Miku in the midfield, his performance was particularly outstanding."

"If they had performed like this earlier, Blackburn would not be one goal behind now."

In the second half, Blackburn almost played the best offense of the season. It was actually attacking Tottenham at White Hart Lane. When Miku showed his power, even Pires next to him was greatly affected. Because of Miku's excellent scheduling and passing, Pires was able to get the ball comfortably.

Pires is definitely not lacking in strength, especially his skills are first-class. He couldn't show his strength before because Pires couldn't adapt to the fast style of England. But Miku used his strength to control the rhythm, which also gave Pires a chance to adapt.

George watched the progress of the game anxiously on the sidelines. Although this game is currently behind, it is the game that George is most satisfied with. Being able to suppress Tottenham, Miku, Deco and even Pires on the left played well.

However, no matter how strong Graham is, at least the current Tottenham players are not as strong as the former Arsenal players. Back then, Graham could easily play a defensive counterattack with the strength of the five old defenders. And it was the ugliest defensive counterattack, because those defenders had that kind of strength.

But the current Tottenham players are not that strong.

"It's Miku again... Miku passed the ball... Duff got the ball, Duff is very fast. He has already broken in, passed the ball... There is a big gap in the middle, Klose!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Martin Taylor almost suffocated. Although this season has just reached the fifth round of the Premier League, this is the second time Martin Taylor has commented on Blackburn's game.

Blackburn's performance this season has been unsatisfactory. Watching Blackburn's game, Martin Taylor can't tell that this is George's team.

In the 72nd minute, Tottenham, which seemed to be tight, finally had a gap. Miku passed the ball very cleverly, and Duff got in with understanding. After entering the small penalty area, Duff did not take the credit and passed the ball to the middle. Klose faced a large empty goal and just pushed it gently to equalize the score.

Klose also scored the first goal after George coached Blackburn, and it was also the first goal of George's team in the Premier League.

Klose was very excited. These days, George has been attacked the most by Blackburn fans. Of course, Klose was attacked the most. After Klose scored, he did three forward rolls on the court. The excitement was beyond words.

George also waved his fist on the court. This goal meant a lot to George. Although he was very excited, George still let the team play steadily.

Blackburn also attacked like a tide in the final stage, but in the end he failed to break through Tottenham's goal again. In the end, he accepted the score of one to one. But this is Blackburn's best performance this season.

After the game, George smiled for the first time at the press conference and praised his players. If others saw it, they would think Blackburn won.

In the sixth round of the Premier League, Blackburn faced Everton away. Blackburn performed very well in this game, but Makelele in the midfield did not find the feeling. In the end, it was a 2-2 draw again.

Makelele has not yet fully adapted to the defensive midfielder, and he always loses his position in the defensive midfielder position. Although Deco helps, Makelele's position is the most important.

However, there have been media analyses that George's Blackburn has begun to recover its strength. And the state has also begun to pick up.

However, in six rounds of games, four draws and two losses have accumulated only four points. Nottingham Forest also accumulated four points, but although Blackburn's goal difference is negative, it is also higher than Nottingham Forest, so it ranks second from the bottom.

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